Groceries! [M]

[[ Vasanti ]]

Not it…no…no…no…not that one…nope…negative…

Good grief, where did this lady live?!

Kanae impatiently scanned the small piece of paper that Mrs. Godo’s address had been scribbled on back at the office where she had picked up her mission. She was excited; it was her first mission, but she wasn’t about to let the feeling touch her expression…especially not the eyes. Instead, those black as night orbs cast themselves back to the numbers marked on the houses as she tried to match the respective house with the scribble on the paper.

Picking up groceries for someone, huh? No problem, piece of cake, easy-peasy! She tried to ignore the fact that it would be for an old, decrepit woman whose house would probably smell like moth balls and stale air freshener, and who would be extremely wrinkly and probably close to total deafness, if she hadn’t reached that point already. Ugh…it was going to be annoying trying to talk to her if the old bat’s ears had given out on her.

That lead her to the next situation she was finding herself in with this mission; she had been given a partner to complete it with – one that she had not met yet, but was told to meet up with outside of Mrs. Godo’s residence. Grocery shopping…what kind of things could that lady possibly want?

Prunes, prunes, prunes…

Eww.

That’s when she spotted it – the correct number to the house. Mrs. Godo. Old lady in need of groceries. She wondered what she was getting herself into as she approached the house and looked around for her partner.

This had better be worth it.

[Hermit]

"I remember meeting 'her', boy, was she a beauty, tough cookie as well."

An ebony mane fell deep into depths from my crown. It was silken, smooth, and almost velvety to touch, swaying resplendently with each step I'd taken. I was groomed to perfection, I made sure of it. Barefooted, I graciously trudged through Kirigakure's dirt roads, I could see a galore of sandal and foot prints, all of which varied from resident to resident. Some were deep, some were light, some short, others long, it was a sign of activity, they very activity that the village needed after being thrown into the adversity-filled jaws of war. I was galvanized by what I saw and heard, the chattering of successful busy, the sight of seeing the youth of Kirigakure smile once more, it'd been an overwhelming sense of joy.

A smile peaked itself at the corners of my mouth as I began to take in the lay of the land as I whipped out my mission slip with great prestidigitation. I realized just how much time I'd actually been walking as I was merely a corner away from my delegated destination. Prejudging the distant of my turn I hit the corner without looking up, reading over the information provided once more just for the sake of clarity. Feeling satisfied with the info I had assimilated, I looked up and lost control of the motor functions within my upper pair of arms. "Wow" I spoke, it was the only word that allowed me to express the beauty that spilled upon my eyes as I dropped my slip. My lowest right arm caught the slip mid-fall, (haha) were it not for my six armed, Sasanagi nature I'd would have lost my chances of getting rewarded.

In seconds I approached this...this...this..worshipful figure of beauty. As if to be a magician I whipped a shimmering rose from the fabrics of the surrounding area, bowed, and presented the rose to her as a token of good will. "My Name is Raoh Sasanagi, and I will be your partner for today. Though I must say, the gods must favor me heavily by blessing me with your presence."

My words contained no falsities, none at all, I stayed true to what I said.

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It didn’t take her long – what with turning slowly in circles to search the vicinity for her mission partner while standing in front of Mrs. Godo’s – to come to the conclusion that he just hadn’t shown up yet. Running late or just taking his sweet ass time, she would give him a few more moments, and if he didn’t show up before she got too impatient, she would go start the mission on her own.

Kanae refused to wait around for anyone.

Turning to face the entrance to the house, but remaining a good distance away from it so as to not appear peculiar, Kanae placed a hand at each hip and began to tap her heel with annoyance.

She could feel the flesh of her lips tightening as she realized she was clenching her teeth and developing tension around her mouth. What is taking this kid so long—

” My Name is Raoh Sasanagi, and I will be your partner for today. “

Truthfully, she should have guessed it was her partner approaching her. She had heard his approach but did not think to turn and look to him until he spoke. Quite frankly, she didn’t care what his name was. A single groomed brow arched above all the darkness of her eyes and she removed a hand from her hip and used it to flick some of her thick and untamed tresses over the back of her shoulder.

She could have just sneered at the gobblety-goop that followed his introduction, but she kept her countenance impressively constructed and even allowed a delicate pink to touch her cheeks; if the boy could even see it depending on how her facial scarf was positioned.

“I’m Kanae…” Her voice was surprisingly light, but not irritatingly so. She gazed upon the rose he offered and used the hand that had flung her hair to reach out and accept it from him, with another touch of pink to the cheeks, of course.

The opposite hand that had remained on her hip then came to brush against the fabric of her facial scarf, tending to it and assuring it was in place. “And that’s all you need to know.” Venomous words but spoken so sweetly, it was hard to decipher her motives. Kanae brought the shimmering rose slowly to her nose and inhaled its sweet aroma through the thin cloth.

“After you…”

[Hermit]

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So sorry this post was short, I was in a rush and didn't want to keep you waiting.

"After you"

In that instant it became apparent that the epitome of beauty that stood before me knew nothing of my personality, honestly I had not expected her to. I looked upon her eyes in slight confusion before words escaped the grips of my lips, "No please...After you Miss Kanae. Though rare, chivalry continues to dwell freshly within society." His hand moved in a way a waiter would guide his customers through a door or table. I was a true gentleman, but one could have easily suggested that I was trying a little too hard, well, such was not the case...hmm, maybe a little. Truly it was merely a combination of having held women in high respects and being overwhelmed with seemingly flawless beauty. I walked in some seconds after she had and my eyes darted around the room like a rubber ball, and odd place it was, I had been an elderly womans home after all, what else should I have expected.

[[ Vasanti ]]

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OOC- No problem at all! Sorry for the long post, I was just trying to get some Mrs. Godo going on, hahaha.

Ugh…was he trying to be… a gentleman?

Mutterings of how chivalry really was dead - despite his apparent hopes and dreams for the fact being otherwise; it still remained truly, wholly, absolutely dead – threatened the very existence of her lips and just nearly managed to reveal themselves before she dug her front teeth into its pout to shut herself up.

Chivalry, dude = dead as a door nail, dead.

If he insisted that she go first, then he would just have to witness first hand just how deceased she thought chivalry was, instead of retaining a common decency for his fabled fantasies. Her legs took off beneath her in proud strides as she made her way towards Mrs. Godo’s front door, dismissively disposing of the shimmering rose that had been so graciously given to her like yesterday’s garbage being tossed out to the curb. Kanae watched from the corner of an eye as her hand released the blossom to be carried by the air and gravity to the ground where nature surely accepted it with open arms.

I wonder how long it’ll take for its petals to get all dusty and then wilt

Beneath the facial scarf, she smiled wickedly.

Until they actually entered the old woman’s house: augh, what the hell! Moth balls?! Really?!! She grimaced and inhaled shallow breaths, almost groaned, and then found Mrs. Godo sitting in one of those reclining chairs for old people; it figured. The plump little old woman beamed from her chair where she sat and waved at her two guests a piece of paper that, from this distance, Kanae assumed to be the woman’s grocery list. Mrs. Godo chuckled pleasantly and waved the two closer.

“Mrs. Godo, I presume?” Kanae spoke from beneath her scarf, and as she neared the old lady she glimpsed herself in a nearby small mirror the woman had hanging on a wall. Without thinking about it, Kanae’s hand ran the length of the right side of her jaw and smoothed over the facial scarf. “We’re here to collect your grocery list and money, and then we will go get your things for you.”

The old woman’s wrinkles danced and shifted loosely as she smiled and spoke, and Kanae couldn’t help but stare at their depths…like a train wreck, she couldn’t look away! “Oh, you two are so kind to me! How sweet of you kids to bring me my groceries!” Mrs. Godo’s voice was typical of an old lady, she probably would have freshly baked cookies ready for them when they returned or something equally nauseating.

“You two hurry back with my groceries, and I’ll have a yummy surprise for you both!” See? What’d I tell ya?

Kanae glanced to Mrs. Godo, and away from the mirror on the far wall, and smiled uneasily. “Sure thing, Mrs. Godo, and that’s very sweet of you, heh.” She reached out and took the list and the money from Mrs. Godo’s trembling hand and gazed down to the listed items and,

PRUUUUNES?!?! Fuuuuuuuuuuu!

[Hermit]

Backfired, was the only term that could have described my chivalric plan as Kanae threw it to her wayside, unimpressed by my noble deeds. "Well I guess even the chivalric role has its flaws as well." Ironically enough she stepped forward into Mrs. Godo's establishment, accepting my knightly offering despite how ever much she detested it. I laid back lazily in Kanae's shadow as I too pressed onward; nearly incognizant to Kanae's and Mrs. Godo's presence as my senses momentarily decided to take a swim in my pool of thoughts. "Jesus this place smells weird, I can't bear it much longer." I was never one to be ill-mannered or under-bred, well at least not so openly, however, this was a smell that could even cause the gods to turn in their area of rest. My mind crossed over the threshold which lead into reality, finally waving to Mrs. Godo after some several passing moments.

“You two hurry back with my groceries, and I’ll have a yummy surprise for you both!” See? What’d I tell ya?"

I gave Mrs. Godo a gentle nod of acknowledgement despite not having fully understood what all that had been said within the last few moments. I peeked over Kanae shoulder as I brimmed with curiosity to know what exactly Mrs. Godo wished to have, a short list it was, for Kanae and I, it was a blessing. "Prunes? thats it? This will be a piece of cake, consider it done Mrs. Godo." Continuing to peek over Kanae's shoulder I bade our client with one last smile before I turned upon my heel and stepped outside of her house. My lower pair of hands pocketed themselves as my crimson embers peered upwardly into the atmosphere, piercing the clouds and divine thrones above. "Such a beautiful day, wouldn't you agree Miss Kanae?"

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There was no way in hell that she could get out of that moth ball scented house fast enough! With the grocery list and money in hand, Kanae practically fled for the door, and for fresh air.

Once outside, she inhaled deeply once, twice, and tried to expel any remaining stale air from her lungs and replace it with the air from outdoors. As she distanced herself from the house, a glance of afterthought was given to the rose she had dismissed previously. Its petals were fluttering in the breeze that stirred and its magnificent beauty would soon be in shambles. She thought no longer of it, and removed her gaze from it as she began walking towards the street.

Recalling what Raoh had said to the old bat back in her house, Kanae snickered quietly to herself. Little fool, she thought, if he thinks that prunes are the only thing on this geezer’s list then he’s got another thing comin’!

Blackened eyes scaled up and down the grocery list as she walked down the street in the direction of the grocery store, not stopping once to see if the boy was following her, but irritatingly positive that he was right on her tail. In fact, he’d probably open his little dumb mouth and say something similarly dumb sometime soon:

"Such a beautiful day, wouldn't you agree Miss Kanae?"

God…she could be a fucking psychic.

Tossing a peek over her shoulder at the boy, she rolled her eyes. “Yeah, whatever.”

In the distance, she could see the store approaching.

[Hermit]

“Yeah, whatever.”

Candid, blunt, 'to-the-point', are merely a few among a great many words I could have used to describe what little of Kanae's personality I knew, truth be told I found it quite attractive. Never once had I've met a woman as bold, direct, and firm as she had been. Even as I reproduced the event of her shooting down my chivalric act like a bird out of a sky I remained attracted to her and her personality. I met my share of woman, however, they were all innocent, soft-spoken, and lacked depth within their personality. The more I ruminated upon this matter I realized just how rare it was to find a woman with a personality, just as it was rare to find a man who bore a chivalric mentality such a me.

My upper set of arms subconsciously uplifted as they dove their digits within the confines of my silky, ebony mane, soon locking themselves together behind my head. "So Kanae, Whats your story? What made you want to become a Kunoichi?" My tone was smooth, carrying a velvety touch with a guided sense of politeness. My focus remained hard upon Kanae as everything that laid outside of their interaction fell upon little more than deaf senses. I was absolutely interested in getting to know this woman, for she was a hard book to read. Its like a mundane book, one of which I knew contained much information and knowledge, however, its words presented itself as nothing more than a foreign language. We slowly approached the store but I felt that it would have been a good idea to at least make an attempt to break the ice.

[[ Vasanti ]]

"So Kanae, Whats your story? What made you want to become a Kunoichi?"
Did this kid just not get it? It seemed everything she tried, everything she said only made him want to dig deeper.

His inquiry drew a loud sigh from her lips and she could feel her fingertips crumpling the paper grocery list. He wasn’t giving up, he wasn’t shutting up, and he wasn’t letting up. Crumple, crumple, crumple…

Kanae sped her pace up a bit and tried to take longer strides to get them to the grocery store faster, which was coming up very close now and she could hear some chatter from the people inside. She didn’t care what he thought, what he had to say, or how he felt – she just wanted to get into that store and lose him in the aisles.

Crumple, crumple, crumple.

She had totally ignored his question and his attempt at getting to know her. Rather, she felt her fingertips rolling the crumpled paper – which had over time fashioned itself and took the shape of a ball – along her palm. When they reached the door to the grocery store, Kanae slipped in and immediately made a beeline for one of the aisles and hoped, no, prayed that the boy would find himself lost.

She probably wasn’t that lucky, though.

[Hermit]

I waited calmly for a reply, yet, one had not surfaced verbally. Instead, I was responded to with a augmented stride, causing me to be haplessly stricken by a the venomous fangs of confusion. Not only were her words virulent, but her body expression and language was as well, just who was this woman I had thought. At the time my mind had been pushed itself like never before, unproductively trying to determine if the heat that swelled and outlined my frame had been lust or passion. Even as a youth I penetrated many truths and verities, yet, failed to understand this feeling that rampantly swam within me, failed to understanding her.

But I had begun to think, we had just met, so I considered the fact that she knew not of who I was and possibly perceived me as nothing more than fatuous skirt chaser. I never found out, but if she had, she'd have been wrong for I was merely a man who had a strong resolve in whatever or whomever he took interest in. "What Am I doing wrong" Mentally swimming within my thoughts I entered the store so meters behind Kanae, she tried to lose me but I comically stayed on her ass. My shoulders sway left and right, trying to stop myself from brushing against others, it was not that I wished not to touch them, it was just....simply rude.

I sped up my pace of walk as well, juxtaposing myself next to Kanae before I had spoken once more, "Hey look...maybe I was over doing it back there. But do know that when I take interest in someone...I never give up, even if you'd shower me ceaselessly in prunes."

[[ Vasanti ]]

Bread, Milk, Eggs, Butter, Carrots, Celery, Prunes, Prune Juice, Apple Juice

It wasn’t an extremely long list, but it was a list none the less, and it had prunes and prune juice – Fuuuu! But thankfully they weren’t the only things on the list, as her mission partner had assumed. Hell, she could always make him go get the nasty old person items and at least it would get him out of her hair for a bit.

Speaking of…her hair was feeling a little limp, and she couldn’t have that. Kanae brought both of her hands up and buried them deep within her tresses after having stuck the paper ball grocery list and money between two fingers so as to not lose them while her fingertips burrowed through her hair in an attempt to ruffle it back to life. She blamed it on her mission partner, he was dragging her down with all of his annoying gestures and questions and his trying to get to know her. It was ridiculous!

She had tried to lose him down one of the aisles but she realized that he sadly had managed to keep with her, eventually coming to her side.

"Hey look...maybe I was over doing it back there. But do know that when I take interest in someone...I never give up, even if you'd shower me ceaselessly in prunes."

Whether she could say that was definitively the straw that broke the camel’s back, or she was just in one of her moods, or she had finally heard enough from him – she didn’t know, but what she did know was that his voice had quickly become the very bane of her ears. Whirling around on her heels, she released her thick strands and caught the paper ball in her palm before practically snarling at the kid and pegging the paper ball in the direction of his head. “Me showering you in prunes will be the least of your worries if you don’t shut your trap!” She snapped at him.

She had stopped walking when she turned her heels on him, and now she took a step or two closer to him to close the distance between them. Kanae was up close and personal, mere inches away from the boy if he allowed it, and she stuck her face directly into his.

“It’s not gonna happen, it never will happen, and you have no chance in hell – get over it.” She growled from beneath her facial scarf and from between clenched teeth.

She assumed if the boy had any sense at all that he would pick the grocery list up from the floor and seen what items Mrs. Godo had on there for them to buy. But just in case he hadn’t: “Make yourself useful and go get prunes and prune juice. Then find me and I’ll tell you what else you need to pick up.” That said, she spun her back on him – being sure to flick some hair in his direction as she turned – and strutted away from the boy.

[Hermit]

I tilted my head ever so slightly as she pegged a piece of paper for my precious head, and so I had wondered if she was trying to taint this beautifully crafted face. "That was close, damn she's pretty fast."

“Me showering you in prunes will be the least of your worries if you don’t shut your trap!”

Her mighty words fell upon my ears as she masterfully turned upon her heels and faced me. I looked over her frame curiosity as I tried to predict what form of action she was about to take, I couldn't find anything. She stepped forward against my 3 inch taller frame, I looked down upon her as I permitted her to enter the personal barrier that all entities bore.

“It’s not gonna happen, it never will happen, and you have no chance in hell – get over it. Make yourself useful and go get prunes and prune juice. Then find me and I’ll tell you what else you need to pick up.”

"Get over it eh?" In seconds my smile and visage screamed with sensuality as one of my arms grasped her waist, pulling her in towards me with unexpected force. Gazing into her eyes I leaned forward with flash speeds almost as if I'd been ready to lay a kiss upon her. "Thats something I can't do, its against my nature. I'll get you attention some way or another. Until then, I'll give you what you wish." I wasn't sure if she could just brush off me off so easily after that display, however, I hadn't stuck around to find out. I retrieved the shopping list and commenced to onward with our mission.

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Well, at least her plan had been to strut away from him.

He had already avoided her paper ball assault, which pissed her off because she would have felt much better and accomplished had she been able to watch the object bounce off his surprised dumb forehead. But now this kid was putting his hands on her!?! Oh, hell to the no!

“Get your slimy, dirty, smelly paws off me!” She bellowed, straining against his grasp and giving his chest a rough shove with her palms. He was a little boy; she was an adult – why did he have to be taller than her!?! In the instant that she shoved him, he released her and turned to walk away. The comments he made about his ‘nature’ and getting her attention issued a loud and frustrated groan from her lips as she watched him disappear into the aisles. She knew that she would have to seek revenge on him at some point – she definitely wasn’t about to let this go down the way he seemed to expect it to go down.

Boiling, and cheeks filled with a pink that was turning more and more crimson by the moment, she balled her fists down at her sides and literally stomped her foot in a small temper tantrum. Childish, sure, but it succeeded in its job; it released some of the anger building up within her – and she wasn’t sure it’d be wise to let that out here. Hot- headed and quick-tempered; definitely, but she was manipulative and wouldn’t have herself caught in a grocery store beating on some little boy… who was taller than she was…DAMNIT.

Kanae wrung her hands together and clicked her jaw a couple times in aggravation, picturing herself digging her nails into the kid’s arm until she drew blood and then smiling at him. After a deep breath, she turned and headed in the direction as far away as the child possible and went down the next few aisles picking up some eggs, milk, and bread – as they all seemed generally close in proximity to one another.

[Hermit]

As we separated I cast a quick glance over my shoulder, briefly catching sight of his partners rage. A short lived chortle escaped my lungs as I watched the anger coil and swell within the core of her very being. She was a tough shell to crack indeed, I had no choice but to give her credit for it, however, the shell wasn't in-frangible, not by far. Suddenly something clicked within my mind as her words had been given a chance to stir within my mind, "Smelly, dirty paws...? did she just call me a.......dog? Hehe, she's an interesting woman indeed." I was incognizant of our age difference, however, I cared none to be honest on a douche-like level. Quickly frankly it came to me as simple as this, "I like you, I want you, and you will-even if it takes time- want me.....or at least acknowledge.

Also, I would have kissed her were it not for the mask in which covered her face, sad, I had to wait until next time to taste her lips. Just as she did I focused my mind upon the mission at hand as I found myself in the correct aisle for a couple of items, switching gaze every few moments between the needed items upon the shelves and the list of groceries. With a low hidden tone I spoke,"Carrots..check...celery..check...p---prunes..ew but check.." I used all three of my arms on the right side to carry the bags of said items, they were light and weight, it barely felt like I'd been carrying anything.

I strode down the following aisle, locating and retrieving the apple juice from the beverages section. I carried it effortlessly with the lowest arm of my left side as I continued onward with the shopping."Heh, I bet she's still angry at me."

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Kanae picked up some butter along the way and then decided it was time to find the kid and confirm he grabbed the things she had told him to get and to also see what else he had snatched. She began walking to the front of the store and then past every aisle, peeking down the length of it and looking for the kid. While she searched, she allowed herself to imagine all the wonderful possibilities to bringing pain to him in her oath for revenge.

When she spotted him down the juice aisle, she plastered a sickeningly sweet smile on her countenance below her facial scarf and strut her way towards him. “I see you picked up some other things aside from what I told you to, good job. I guess you aren’t half as dumb as I had originally thought you to be.”

She giggled. “There’s hope for you yet, kiddo.” There. Right there. That’s how she could get him at least a little bit; continuously remind him just how little and insignificant he was in comparison to her. Holding her gathered items in her arms, she motioned to the prune juice. “I see you got prunes, but did you grab some prune juice, too? The old bat wants some of that nasty shit, too.”

Quickly she scanned over the items in her arms and glanced at the things in his and conducted a silent inventory of the groceries. Once he picked up the prune juice, they were done getting Mrs. Godo’s groceries and could be on their way.